#TeamYKD has always, and will always, support the cause to protect indigenous people from exploitation, misrepresentation, under representation, and extinction. The current state of affairs has placed us at the center of an epidemic that has resulted in countless individuals being kidnapped and/or murdered. Too many of our relatives have been lost and we’re making…

This week, Arizona Public Media published a video segment on Change Makers, native entrepreneurs on the Navajo Nation; and #TeamYKD’s contributions to Change Labs, the #IamTheNavajoEconomy campaign, and the Native American Business Incubator Network’s cohort of entrepreneurs were included. The majority of the photos shown in the segment were taken by Adrian herself, which is…

#TeamYKD ventured to Cartagena de Indias in Colombia to present at the 2019 Business History Conference this month. It was an AMAZING experience! The conference was held in El Laguito at the Hilton, and there we met some of the great up-and-coming minds from around the world. Our contribution was to the Business and Indigenous…

There are about 16,000 homes on the Navajo Nation that lack electricity. Many of these homes use kerosene lanterns, gas lanterns, candles and gas generators for lighting, all of which are fire hazards and contribute to indoor air pollution. YKD’s mission is to light up homes across the Navajo Nation, using solar technology! This year…

Why did we choose to do more than survive? We recognized the problem of ‘agenda setting’ very early in our lives, but only recently found the courage to attempt to do something about it. Our interest truly took form in February 2016, when we lamented the fact that many of our peers seemed unwilling, or…